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Delancy Underground (AKA Low Line)[edit]

Proposed underground park in New York's Lower East Side neighborhood. The project aims to convert an unused metropolitan transit terminal beneath Delancey Street into a subterranean park with fiber-optic technology channelling natural lightCite error: The <ref> tag name cannot be a simple integer (see the help page). . It's nickname, the Low Line, is a play on the immensely popular High Line parkCite error: The <ref> tag name cannot be a simple integer (see the help page). on the west side of the city. According to a New York Times articleCite error: The <ref> tag name cannot be a simple integer (see the help page). , "The partners have met several times with officials with the transportation authority, who have expressed interest. And so, a piece of the world under Manhattan may soon have a moment in the sun."
The project creators are James Ramsey (principal at RAAD - Ramsey Architecture And Design) and Dan BaraschCite error: The <ref> tag name cannot be a simple integer (see the help page).

Fundraising Campaign[edit]

A Kickstarter campaign was started to raise funds and has already been successful after just over a week of fundraising^[1].

References[edit]

Johnston, Garth 09/19/2011 Meet "The Low Line," The LES's Potential Underground Park Retrieved 03/09/2012
Zara, Janelle 02/28/2011 The Low-Down on the "Low Line": Architect James Ramsey Explains His Vision For an Underground LES ParkRetrieved 03/09/2012
Khan, Bilal 09/18/2011 The Low Line, Here Now, Renderings of "Low Line," Underground LES Park Retrieved 03/09/2012
Fodero, Lisa W. 11/21/2011 Inspired by High Line, Park Is Envisioned With Sights Set Low Retrieved 03/09/2012
McCarthy, Megan 12 to Watch in 2012 Retrieved 03/09/2012
Doll, Jen 09/22/2011 James Ramsey Tells Us About the 'Low Line,' His Proposed Subterranean Sci-Fi Green Space on the Lower East Side Retrieved 03/09/20
Huffington Post 02/23/2012 HuffPost Arts Interviews James Ramsey On His Astounding Plans For A NY Underground Park Retrieved 03/09/2012

External Links[edit]

Official website
Low Line Twitter account

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